Weapons and AmmunitionNear Eastern8th-5th century BCE
Arrowhead
8th-5th century BCE
Dimensions
3.6 x 1.2 cm (1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Related Artworks
View MoreWeapons and Ammunition
Sling Bullet
Unknown Artist
Lead
Weapons and Ammunition
Macehead
Unknown Artist, second half 2nd millennium BCE
Mixed copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIranianWeapons and Ammunition
Large Dagger
Unknown Artist, 25th-24th century BCE
Arsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianWeapons and Ammunition
Dagger with Sheath
Muhammad Hadi, c. 1800
dagger: watered steel with gold inlay and ivory hilt; wooden scabbard covered in leather
19th centuryPersianWeapons and Ammunition
Jade Ritual Blade
Unknown Artist, 11th-10th century BCE
Mottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseWeapons and Ammunition
Reproduction of Mycenaean Sword
Emile Gilliéron or son, 19th-20th century
Electrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanWeapons and Ammunition
SWORD ORNAMENT RE-CUT OF LATER PERIOD NOT MODERN
Unknown Artist
Stone
ChineseWeapons and Ammunition
Long-stemmed Spearhead
Unknown Artist, Edo period,
Iron
JapaneseWeapons and Ammunition
Iron Hawk Macehead
Unknown Artist, c. 900-1200
Niello stripes on hammer end, gold inlay around beak, silver inlay around eyes
10th-11th centuryTurkishWeapons and Ammunition
Ceremonial Axe
Unknown Artist
Bronze
ChineseWeapons and Ammunition
Axe Head
Unknown Artist, 3rd Millennium BCE
Copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteWeapons and Ammunition
Shaft-Hole Axe with Boar's Head
Unknown Artist, 2nd Millennium BCE
Copper-lead-arsenic alloy
2nd millennium BCEAnatolian